Supermoon and Perseid meteor shower will light up sky Sunday night

Sky observers in the Northern Hemisphere will get a special treat on Sunday as a “supermoon” and meteor showers are expected to happen at the same time.

The annual meteor shower, Perseid, will light up the night sky with as many as 100 shooting stars an hour. The prolific Perseid will be joined by a "supermoon," which occurs when the Earth is at its closest distance to the moon.

The brighter "supermoon" will be most noticeable beginning Sunday evening and into the early hours of Monday morning.